Syria, full name of Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic:; L 1:The？ Syrians? Arabs? Republic; French: La? Republic? Arabi? Syria), located in the west of Asia, on the east bank of the Mediterranean Sea, with a total land area of 185 180 square kilometers (including the Golan Heights).
The origin of the word "Syria" is thought to be related to the word "Assyria". It is generally accepted that this word first appeared in Ugarit literature in the form of "Shryn". Later Hebrew documents were recorded as "Siryon", mainly referring to outer Lebanon.
Babylonians called it "Suri", mainly referring to the northern part of the Euphrates River. The Greeks called it "Syria", which mainly refers to the area from Mount Taulos in the north, Sinai Peninsula in the south, Mediterranean coast in the west and Iraqi desert in the east.
During the Arab rule, Syria was renamed "Sham", mainly referring to the area north of Yemen. After World War I, the Greek word Syria once again became the name of this region.
Etiquette custom
When visiting Syrian families or visiting institutions or enterprises, the host usually entertains the guests with bitter coffee first. Coffee is packed in special pots and small cups, and the coffee pourer only takes four or five cups in his hand. If there are many guests, the person in front will use it after using it, and will not wash it. The amount of coffee poured each time is not much, only about one-third of the cup.
Syrians have the custom of meeting, shaking hands, hugging and kissing their faces. Colleagues and friends usually greet each other by shaking hands. When friends and relatives meet again after a long separation or go away from home, they will hug warmly and kiss their cheeks three times (only between the same sex, men are left, right and left; Women have right, left and right. If you are a close relative, you will smack your mouth when you kiss your cheek.
For foreign guests, when they meet for the first time, they usually shake hands to welcome them. If we meet for the second time, we will warmly hug and kiss our faces, usually twice, first left and then right, and then three times (left, right and left) if the two have a deep friendship. Men and women greet each other by shaking hands.
Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Syria